#169: Dracula (1931 with David J. Skal)

The Ticklish trio is reunited for this year's Halloween episode and you picked the movie! We go to the Universal monster movie that started it all: 1931's Dracula. And we have Dracula historian David J. Skal joining us! David and the trio discuss the divisive Tod Browning movie, whether Bela Lugosi is hot and what Dracula movie was our first entry into the franchise.


 
You can buy David's book on Dracula here.


 
Listen to Ticklish Business on the new Tod Browning set newly released by Criterion! You can order it here.


 


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